Sunday, July 17, 2011

It's contagious

Dear Boss,Please excuse Jodie from day-job attendance for at least the next school term. She is suffering a bubonic type illness, generally known as "cannotus-be-stuffedus", coupled with a distinct inability to arise from slumber at a time conducive to attendance. She is exhibiting a not uncommon but somewhat unhealthy attachment to flannel pyjamas and chenille dressing gowns that will in time, require a full intervention before she can resume her regular work schedule.She also appears to be experiencing increasing dread at the ten concert preparation weeks ahead and I am led to believe may have, already, thrown one winged-costume induced tantrum. This, along with the patients slight obsession to move no further than 10 metres from her sewing room, leads me to believe that forced attendance would be detrimental to her fragile state.Jodie has recently exhibited subtle signs of dissatisfaction with certain elements of her day job, most obviously the issue of actually having to go there and I feel she may need to be given some time to work through these issues.I recommend Jodie be allowed to work completely from home, puddling and noodling at whatever takes her fancy with absolutely no restrictions, deadlines or meetings. I strongly believe this to be the only treatment conducive to a cure.

37 comments:

Ha ha! And you promised to be on your best behaviour, Jod - oh sorry, that was just for yesterday! Want me to come around with the 'CANCELLED' stamp and make it official? Good luck for tomorrow - I am absolutely dreading Wednesday...

Management highly recommends Jodie gives up all creature comforts, including the buying of threads and material and move ton accolyte home somewhere remote from the Bank Manager. Then management will release Jody from all further fullfilments of her contracts.Yours Truly etc. etc....

It's highly contagious and has even hit the northern hemisphere. I'm just clinging to the fact that there are only seven more work days until we break up for the 'summer'....if you can call this chilly, cloudy, drizzly stuff a summer!I honestly can't see how your boss could refuse your medical professional's request for you to work from home - after all it is on Doctor's orders :o)

oooohhhh now I know what I've been suffering from...Think Shay & I should start a South Australian chapter of the "C.B.S' support group ...where getting together to sew in your PJ's is encouraged along with the consumption of copious amounts of "non-healthy" food...

Did you come into contact with anyone flying to the States. Because I have come down with the American variation which means that I am hermetically sealed into sweatpants... I wish you a slow recovery. Claire

Hmmm... me suspects the old boss might read this and come up with a cure for the 'cannotus-be-stuffedus' in the form of a big kick-up-the-assedus that will have you out of the flannies and back in the school room quick smart.But I give you an A+ for trying it on. Good luck this morning.Hugs ~ Kerryanne

On receipt of a letter from a very important medical type professional white coat, I write to inform that you have been granted two months leave from day job, with effect from today. Although the staff, students and I are concerned for your well-being we appreciate the healing effects of chenille and flanalette and urge you to frequent your sewing room as much as possible. We look forward to seeing you back at day job when school concert is over and the next half term break is shortly to begin...

If only!!!!!!! Ha ha! Have a nice time at work Jod! Hugs!!! Vikki xoxoox

Oh Jodie..I think you have the even more common complaint of 'I'm Such a Terrific Worker That They Give Me More Than I Can Handle...And I Say Yes Far More Than I Should"...now just reading the title of that complaint would tire you out..let alone doing anything about it! Definitely move ahead with getting sponsors to keep you in chenille and flannel.

Just adding that I'm in charge of our school concert... but we only do it biannually, and our next one is due in 2012.

Perhaps this insidious disease actually started after my first school concert quite a few years ago and has been building to a rather ugly climax.... maybe I'll be completely ruined by it before planning for next year's concert begins.

The only cure will be complete abstinence from all concert type activities and anxiety inducing acts involving children under 13.